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Hofer, Stefan
🇩🇪FIDE 1271838· Male· Germany· Born in 1983
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Stefan Hofer, a 43-year-old German player, is rated 1881 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 31 months (2014–2017), 24 months (2017–2019) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet.
Current rating
1881
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1853
All-time high
1881
at best
Jul 2025 · age 42
Jul 2025 · age 42
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#52,947
#52,947 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1881
at age 42
Jul 2025
100 career games
at age 42
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1744 → 1827
Jul 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1766 → returned at 1771
Feb 2020
2017
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1751 → returned at 1761
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebietperf 2205 (+324) · 3.5/6 · #20
Top opponent
Evolution
+54
1827 → 1881
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRalph Sandkamp2,195·XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R2·+17.2
2.[W]vsUlrich Wiechen2,156·XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R1·+16.6
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsVitaliy GarbuzCM2,219·XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet·R3·-2.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #20 | 2205 | +54.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,746
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#38,904
in continent
World
#52,947
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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